Ornamental device



i May 13, 1924. 1,4 3,770

W. SIDEBOTTOIM ET AL g ORNAMENTAL DEVICE Filed April 13. 1922 llnven'tors.

William Sidebowom Roy E. SmHh byzum Mu W A! iys Patented May 13, W24.

WILLIAM SIDEBOTTOM, 0F MELROSE, AND ROY B. SMITH, OF ARLINGTON BEES-HTS.

' MASSACHUSETTS;

ORNAMENTAL DEVICE.

Application filed April 13, 1322.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that we, VILLIAM SinnBoT- TOM and ROY B. SMITH, bothcitizens of the United States, residing, respectively, at Melrose andArlington Heights, county of MiddleseX, State of Massachusetts, have.invented an Improvement in Ornamental Devices, of which the followingdesciption, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is aspecification, like characters on the drawing representing like parts.

This invention relates to improvements in ornamental devices and theobject thereof is to provide a novel ornamental article comprising amat-having an aperture conforming substantially to the form orsilhouette of a natural object and a material underlaying said aperture,preferably of a color or colors contrasting with the color of said mat,adapted to represent the colors of the selected natural object.

Preferably the mat and also the underlay for the same compriserespectively lustrous material adapted to present a pleasing andattractive appearance. In the preferred embodiment oi the. inventiondisclosed herein the mat consists of a thin layer of mother-oil?- pearlapertured to present the form or silhouette of a natural object, such asa butterfly, bird, flower, or other living object, but it will beunderstood that the mat may be apertured to present a conventional orany other form of design.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the drawing asapplied to an ornamental pendant or locket, but it will be understoodthat the principle of the inve1ition may be adapted to any form ofornamental device or work of art to which it is applicable within themeaning and scope of the claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is an elevation of one face of an ornamental pendant or locket;

2 is an elevation of the reverse face of the same; and,

Fig. 3 is a median vertical section through the ornamental pendant orlocket illustrated. in Figs. 1 and 2.

The ornamental device may comprise a single mat having an aperturepresenting a suitable configuration with a material underlaying theaperture displaying suitable colors to represent the desired object. oras illustrated herein the ornamental device may Serial No. 552,417.

have a plurality of faces provided with mats presenting similar orpreferably digtierent designs.

The preferred embodiment of the inven tion illustrated herein comprisesa mat]. of lustrous material, preferably of mother-ofpearl, having anaperture 2 cut therethrough presenting an ornamental contour such asthat of the form or silhouette of a natural object.

As illustrated in Fig. 1 the aperture? conforms substantially to thesilhouette of a bird in flight. A thin layer 8 of preferably lustrousmaterial underlays the aperture 2 and its margins extend beneath the Theunderlaying device 3 may be mat 1. of. any suitable material presentingdesirable colors. In the preferred embodiment of the invention disclosedherein the underlaying device comprises associated members of butterflywings, said members beingselectedto present the colors which aredesirable to produce the desired effect.

In the device disclosed in Fig. 1 the entire wing of a blue butterfly,or associated parts of a blue butterfly wings are employed forunderlaying the aperture 2 so as to produce the appearance of a bluebirdin flight.

In order to complete the simulation oi"- a bluebird the remainder of thecontour of the bird is formed by painting upon the mat desirable colorshaving the configuration required to finish such simulation.

As illustrated in Fig. 1 the crest 4 is painted upon the mat above thecut-out porstantially the contour of a butterfly. The.

body portion 10 of the butterfly extends axially of the wings and at itsends overlays the mat. This reverse face is also provided with a cover11 of transparentimaterial and the two covers are bound together by arim 12 of metal which is provided with a boss 13' having an eye 14: bymeans of which the pendant or locket may be supported.

In case the mat is of a translucent or semi-translucent character acoating of opaque material preferably is applied to the back of the matto prevent the color of the underlay from appearing through the mat sothat the appearance of this color Will be restricted to the apertureabove described It will be understood that the embodiments of theinvention disclosed herein are illustrative and not restrictive and thatvarious changes in form, material, construction and arrangement of partsmay be made Within the spirit and scope of the following claims.

Having thus described our invention, What We claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. An ornamental device comprising a mat of thin material having anaperture presenting a contour conforming substanti ally to the form of anatural object, a fleXi-. ble material presentingcolors simulating thoseof said natural object underlaying said aperature and a cover oftransparent material overlaying said mat.

2. An ornamental device comprising a. mat having an aperture presentingan ornamental contour, a device of flexible thin material having alustrous surface contrasting in color with said mat underlaying saidaperture, a support of resilient material underlaying said flexibledevice tending to force the latter into intimate contact with the Wallsof said aperture and to cause said device to present a smooth "Unbrokensurface.

3. A11 ornamental device comprising a mat formed of thin lustrousmaterial having an aperture presenting a contour conformingsubstantially to the silhouette of a natural object, a portion of abutterfly wing underlaying said aperture and a protecting cover oftransparent material overlaying said mat.

a. An ornamental device comprising a mat formed of thin lustrousmaterial having an aperture presenting an ornamental appearancesimulating the silhouette of a natural object, a plurality of lustrousde- .vices of varying colors underlaying said aperture and associated tosimulate the colors of said natural object and a protecting cover oftransparent material overlaying said mat.

5. An ornamental device comprising a mat of thin mother-of-pearl havingan aperture therethrough presenting a contour simulating the silhouetteof a natural object and portions of butterfly Wings associated tosimulate the colors ofsaid natural object underlaying said aperture.

6. An ornamental device comprising a mat formed of thin mother-of-pearlhaving an aperture t-herethrough presenting substantially the silhouetteof a bird, portions of butterfly Wings underlaying said apertureassociated to simulate the colors of a bird and a protecting coveroverlaying said mat.

7. An ornamental device comprising a mat formed of thin lustrousmaterial presenting an aperture having a contour conforming in part tothe form of a natural object, a device of thin lustrous materialunderlaying said aperture presenting colors simulating a part of thecolors of said natural object and colors superimposed upon said mathaving a contour completing the simulation of said natural object.

In testimony whereof, We have signed our names to this specification.

WILLIAM SIDEBOTTOM, ROY B. SMITH.

